India, July 30 -- West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced his government will separately provide eggs to students in mid-day meal, though the responsibility of cooking and supplying meals in all government and government-aided schools in Kolkata would be undertaken by International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) as a pilot project from August 1.

Speaking at a School Composite Grant distribution programme held in the state secretariat Nabanna, Adhikari put to rest the prevailing uncertainty over including eggs in students' meals in the wake of the Opposition allegation that the BJP-ruled state is trying to impose vegetarian diets on students.

The government also announced providing financial assistance of over ...